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Dveduu

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Can't train war dogs.
« on: October 18, 2011, 03:32:48 am »
Hi all,

So I've been trying to train some war dogs. I've got two dogs (not pets) in a pasture surrounding a kennel. I tell my animal trainer to train war dogs, but he says there are no such creatures. Is this a common error? Does anybody have a solution?

Thanks.
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 03:34:36 am »
Yeah. Dogs in pastures or cages or assigned to chains, for some reason dont COUNT towards the available dogs.

You need to unassign them to get the dogs back in roaming mode, and the kennel will be able to train them.
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 04:08:54 am »
But then they just run away, and it still says no creature :(
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2011, 04:33:30 am »
the dogs are tame right?
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 07:35:44 am »
Quote from: simonthedwarf on October 18, 2011, 03:34:36 am
Yeah. Dogs in pastures or cages or assigned to chains, for some reason dont COUNT towards the available dogs.

Unless the kennel is located inside the pasture, in which case the dogs will be available.  I usually make a pasture zone that includes the kennel and assign all dogs to it, and have never had trouble training the dogs that way.

Are the dogs adults?  Puppies can't be trained.  They also need to be tame, not already trained, and not anybody's pet.
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2011, 10:18:37 am »
Dogs and cats are both domestic only animals.  You won't find wild versions of them.
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Re: Can't train war dogs.
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2011, 07:30:56 pm »
I dunno, it doesn't seem like my dwarfs can detect animals. I can't milk them, shear them, train them, or anything..
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